Oregon Ducks Claim First Rose Bowl Victory In 95 Years

The Oregon Ducks and their entire student base have reason to celebrate today after the Ducks defeated Wisconsin to claim their first Rose Bowl victory in 95 years.

The victory comes on the heals of Darron Thomas who passed for three touchdowns while De’Anthony Thomas scored on runs of 91 and 64 yards.

Ranked No. 6 heading into the match the Ducks (12-2) were led by coach Chip Kelly who held off Wisconsin for a 45-38 win, the highest score ever recorded during Rose Bowl play. The old high scoring record was held by Washington and Iowa during the 1991 Rose Bowl in which 80 points were tallied.

The victory even managed to come with its own momentary scare for the Ducks as the Wisconsin Badgers (11-3) had a final shot at a touchdown until referees on the field ruled that time ran out.

The Oregon Ducks were helped along by Lavasier Tuinei who caught eight passes during the game for 158 yards and two touchdowns.

The victory for Oregon not only cemented the teams place among modern day championship schools, it was also a satisfying victory for Chip Kelly who has led a wildly successful three-year tenure with the Ducks yet had no post-season victories to show for his efforts until the 98th Rose Bowl came to an end.

When all was said and done the Oregon Ducks accumulated 621 total yards, enough to call themselves champions.

When the current season began did you believe the Oregon Ducks would be holding the Rose Bowl trophy high above their heads after a 95 year drought?

On a completely separate note is it just me or is the Chicago Cubs World Series drought continuing to look more pathetic each day as other programs continue to conquer their bad luck?